Emile de Bourbon

Emile de Bourbon (died 1559) was a member of the House of Bourbon and the nephew of Louis I of Bourbon, Prince de Conde. He was a high-ranking squire at the French court, owing to his family's prominence, and, like his uncle, he secretly converted to Protestantism. In 1559, a Protestant church service held in a barn was interrupted by Catholic thugs who dragged Emile outside of the barn and beat him to death; they then burned the barn to the ground. Emile's death infuriated his uncle, who demanded justice from King Francis II of France, but Francis decided to cover up Emile's death after Stephane Narcisse threatened to reveal his role in his father Henry II of France's death.